Towada mountain
十和田火山
An active volcano on the Aomori-Akita border featuring a massive caldera lake formed by Japan's largest eruption in two millennia.
What it is
- An active volcano situated on the border of Aomori and Akita prefectures.
- The site of a major eruption in 915, the largest in Japan's last 2000 years.
- A geological formation that began its volcanic activity approximately 220,000 years ago.
- A monitored site featuring a caldera lake and the younger Goshikiiwa volcano inside.
What to see
- Lake Towada, a large caldera lake located at the volcano's summit.
- The Goshikiiwa volcano, which formed inside the main caldera 10,000 years ago.
- Traces of the 915 eruption that once covered the entire Tohoku region in ash.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Towada mountain Open in Google Maps
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